by Naomi Ishisaka A lot of people I know are weeks into what has now become an annual tradition: Dry January. The concept behind Dry January is that with the […]
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Pa. House Speaker flips from ‘D’ to ‘I’
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Come January in Harrisburg, there are two constants: The annual Farm Show will be better than it was the year before — it always is — and […]
They never tire of abusing Dr. King
by Tom H. Hastings During the fight over the new House Speaker election, Congress member Chip Roy (R-Texas), who voted against the anti-lynching act last March, had the immoral temerity […]
Black, white and the Golden Rule: Al Anderson recalls historic MLK speech, ponders present and future
It’s all the stuff that keeps bubbling up after, Al Anderson said the other day. The Osage activist and old R&B singer allowed himself a brief bit of uncharacteristic melancholy, […]
I-79 signs alert drivers to road work that stopped four years ago
They say the road to success is always under construction. So too, it appears, is I-79 between Exit 155 and the Pennsylvania state line. Except it’s not, and hasn’t been […]
Mooney makes official stop at WVU Medicine’s newest hospital
BY MIKE NOLTING Second District Congressman Alex Mooney made his first visit to the Morgantown area as a member of the 118th United States Congress Friday. Here, he met some […]
WVU Medicine Children’s first to implement device in region
WVU MEDICINE Physicians at WVU Medicine Children’s are the first in the region to work with device manufacturer Pectus Services to implement the non-invasive T-Joe Pectus Bracing System for children […]
Two plow drivers injured in separate accidents
Two West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) plow drivers were injured in separate accidents Monday morning while treating icy roads. Just before 5 a.m. Monday in Taylor County, a plow […]
Haiti, rudderless with no elected leaders, needs help
Alarmed and clear-eyed Americans have said that they are fighting to preserve the foundation of our democracy. Sure, last week’s near-brawl over the election of a Republican speaker of the […]
Congress has an ethics problem
by Julianna Goldman Republicans voted near-unanimously this week to weaken ethical oversight in Congress. It’s not the best look for the new House majority, but it doesn’t seem to care. […]
